Why would anyone who claims to worship God even consider committing murder? Don’t say they haven’t. Men and women—Jews and[...]

Is religion hard or easy? Is it complicated or simple? If you listen to some teachers, you would think that[...]

Could Jesus Christ come tonight? Is it possible that you could walk out on your back porch before bedtime and[...]

Have you ever encountered a prophet? I mean the real thing, the genuine article. I’m not talking about some guy[...]

Years ago, while living in England, I saw some graffiti on an overpass that declared “War is Obsolete”. This was[...]

I live in the country, near a small city. Some people, out where I live, sleep with the windows open[...]

Have you ever wondered why religious people can be so hard-nosed and intolerant? No, I’m not exaggerating—religious people can get[...]

Have you ever wondered why healing played such a big role in Jesus’ ministry? Probably not, because it seems like[...]

If you were one of Jesus’ apostles and had to distill the ministry of Jesus and put it in, as[...]

It is hard for me to imagine Jesus being surprised at anything. After all, Jesus knows the thoughts and intents[...]

I don’t want to be misunderstood; I agree entirely with Paul when he says:For by grace are you saved through[...]

One day when I was praying forgive us of our debts as we forgive our debtors it dawned on me[...]

Have you ever wondered why some people refuse to swear in court? So when swearing in witnesses and jurors, the[...]

When Jesus said, Don’t think I am come to destroy the law. I am not come to destroy, but to[...]

If there is one concept that is central to Christian teaching along with creation and redemption, it is the fall[...]

You know, I think Christianity was a lot simpler before the first theologians came along. The early Christian evangelists, for[...]

I believe that most people in the world want to be right. I certainly don’t know a soul who wants[...]

Imagine yourself walking down the aisle in your supermarket, filling up your basket with things from right and left, and[...]

Do you believe that it was possible for Jesus to sin? Oh, I know that Jesus did not sin—that is[...]

I told you so. Months ago, I told my audience that Christians were making a big mistake when they allowed[...]

John the Baptist was a very influential preacher. He was not a limousine evangelist; he did not fly into town[...]

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a mere five miles from Jerusalem as the crow flies. It would have been very[...]

Welcome back, members of the jury. Today we are continuing with the testimony of one Matthew—also known as Levi—former tax[...]

I want to pose yet another mystery about the four Gospel accounts: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. But before I[...]

It is staggering to consider the amount of work that has gone into the scholarly study and analysis of the[...]

Today, I have a curious job. I want to take a book that is probably very familiar to you and[...]

If the word of God is water, the history of Man is like a vast desert, with a spring here[...]

I had a friend some time ago who loved to argue the Bible, and whenever we got to a certain[...]

The Book of Acts sits in a pivotal position in the New Testament. The early Church fathers tended to speak[...]

The Gospel according to John is a very special book. If you ask me to explain why, I would have[...]

We take the reading of histories for granted, and it is hard to realize that most people haven’t got a[...]

Among the earliest Christians, Mark did not command the attention of the Fathers. According to Everett Harrison, they placed Matthew[...]

When I was a lot younger, I was associated with a church that was, hands down, the most Bible-reading group[...]

When you pick up the Bible to begin reading the New Testament, you will commonly start with Matthew. It may[...]

There is little to learn from the order in which the books of the New Testament are presented in the[...]

The New Testament is really an amazing set of documents. It is only logical to ask how it got written[...]

The New Testament is really a miracle in every way. We now know that most of the books that form[...]

What did the First Christians believe about the Old Testament? I might as well have asked what they believed about[...]

When you think about it, it is a logical question. Why didn’t Jesus write his own book? For that matter,[...]

It is of some interest that the New Testament church soldiered on for some 20 years before anyone wrote down[...]

When you sit down to read the New Testament, you encounter a strange cast of characters. I say strange—but only[...]

Imagine that you are in a room, all by yourself. No one else is there. No one else is supposed[...]

I forget where I first saw the book title, How to Read the Bible, but I recall a certain, what[...]

God forbid we, as a nation, should ever stop caring about the children and about the poor, but real care[...]

No word from the Bible conjures up more dread than the word Antichrist. It is kind of unfortunate, because the[...]

Early in the 2nd century BC, a truly vile man came on the scene in the Middle East. What is[...]

One of the most fascinating prophecies in the Book of Daniel (and one that raises as many questions as it[...]

If you were looking for a resolution for the new year (or the new decade), you'd have to go a[...]

What did the First Christians believe and practice about Christmas? I know in a way that is a loaded question,[...]

One of the things that puzzles me about the Book of Daniel is the question, Why now? Why did God,[...]

What was it about Daniel? Through at least three major administration changes in Babylon, he kept coming out on top.[...]

Did you know that Nebuchadnezzar, the mighty king of Babylon, wrote one chapter of the Book of Daniel? Initially, I[...]

Daniel may be the most important prophet in the Bible. He is easily the most fascinating. And he is the[...]

The prophecies of Zechariah are among the most difficult in the Bible. It’s not only that Zechariah is so rich[...]

Of all the major prophets of the Old Testament, one stands out as the most fascinating. One has had a[...]

The last days of Jerusalem and Judah were hard times. When a nation, a people, begin to lose their identity—their[...]

Almost any kingdom will get a little tired and old in 300 years. The House of Israel only made it[...]

There are some strange things about the way God works that I am not sure I understand. I know what[...]

The Middle East is a very curious place, but I hardly need to tell you that. For instance, everyone learns[...]

Reading through the stories of the last kings of the house of Israel, I always get a feeling of ineffable[...]

It was now 126 years after the death of Solomon and the division of the Kingdom of Israel into two[...]

It is a sobering thought to consider that the Kingdom of Israel was once ruled by a woman—but not a[...]

Are you angry? Are you mad at what is going on in government? If you are a Republican, you are[...]

Evil has lasting consequences. Not only was King Ahab corrupt, so were his children, who learned in their mother how[...]

All through this period of Kings, there is pattern that develops. The people would fall away, go after idols, and[...]

The days of the prophet Elisha seem to have been somewhat unique in the history of Israel. Prophecy was vital[...]

I’m still amazed at how many would-be prophets want to take on the mantle of Elijah. I think I mentioned[...]

In all of the Bible, who is the greatest example of leadership (apart from Jesus, of course)? Without a doubt,[...]

One of the most dramatic moments in all the stories of the Bible is that moment when Elijah and Elisha[...]

It has been 62 years since the death of Solomon. For 62 years there have been two Israels: the House[...]

Not everyone gets this, but let me have a run at it anyway: God does not care for centralized authority.[...]

In my time, I have followed a lot of election campaigns. I remember sitting in a car, in the rain,[...]

I simply cannot imagine a greater prophet than Elijah. He was not a smooth man, like I suspect Isaiah was.[...]

He is the archetype of all prophets; his name was Elijah. Probably one of the reasons he is so well[...]

I was standing, looking out an open window in my hotel room at Victoria Station in London one night. My[...]

When you settle in to read the Bible, you run into any number of difficulties—none of them fatal, of course.[...]

At the Last Supper, after washing his disciples' feet, Jesus said something of singular importance. He said, You call me[...]

By now, everyone realizes that we have a leadership crisis, not only in our country, but in the world at[...]

Never take counsel of your fears. The saying is often attributed to Andrew Jackson who also, plainly, read his Bible.[...]

When you read those books of the Bible that contain the history of Israel, the lessons come at you one[...]

When you are reading the history in the Bible, you have to resist the temptation to see things in terms[...]

One of the most incredible museums that the world has ever known was also one that hardly anyone ever got[...]

We Christians have an anxiety about us—about who we are, about our failures, about our differences, about our spats—and we[...]

Do you suppose God would ever call a man to be a lawyer or, perhaps, a governor? (And, no, I[...]

Sometimes, in the Bible, you come across descriptions, details, and lists that can be a little hard to follow. One[...]

In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give[...]

Nothing is ever easy in the Middle East, and the transition from the man who was Israel’s greatest fighting king[...]

Abraham, the father of the faithful, is obviously the greatest figure in the Old Testament. But the greatest man in[...]

Excuse me for asking, but what’s wrong with you people? Why on earth would you dress up your children like[...]

When I was growing up, Fascism was a political term in common use. I was seven years old when the[...]

Christian people have often failed in their responsibilities to their fellow man. This is not terribly surprising. After all, we[...]

The German people are, in every sense of the word, a great people—intelligent, innovative, accomplished. But for me, the question[...]

Would you make a treaty with the Devil? It is a silly question, isn’t it? You would never do anything[...]

When all is said and done; when the Millennium is passed; when the Great White Throne Judgment is finished, and[...]